The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has released the sche-dule for the Southwest Communications Expo taking place Oct. 19, 2004 in Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the sessions that may be of interest to readers include a presentation by Karl Voss, Chairman of the Arizona Frequency Coordination Committee on "Recent

Some of the sessions that may be of interest to readers include a presentation by Karl Voss, Chairman of the Arizona Frequency Coordination Committee on "Recent Changes in Broadcast Auxiliary Service Rules and How They May Affect You" and a two and a half hour presentation by Wayne Bretl and Gary Sgrignoli on the latest developments in DTV, including FCC schedules, 8-VSB enhancements, fifth generation receiver improvements, DTV translator rules and DTV channel allotments. After the DTV presentation, Sunio Naik from Moseley will speak on the "Importance of Error Correction in the Transmission of Video."

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) National Meeting is scheduled for October 19 and 20 at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center near DFW International Airport. On Wednesday the 19th, several SBE national committees will meet from 1 PM to 4 PM after separate morning Ennes Workshop sessions for radio and

The Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have scheduled a videoconference to explain the FCC's channel election and repacking process. "The FCC's rules regarding channel election and repacking will require stations to take initial steps starting in N

The San Francisco section of SMPTE and SBE Chapter 40 are sponsoring an ATSC Digital VSB Transmission Seminar at the KQED-TV Studios in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 23, 2005. These seminars, hosted by Gary Sgrignoli, provide a thorough tutorial on ATSC transmission systems. If you attended one of Gary's seminars s

Gary Sgrignoli will present a seminar on VSB Measurements at SCETV in Columbia, S.C. on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The seminar is being hosted by SCETV and Harris and is sponsored by Microwave Radio Communications. This seminar has a different focus than the VSB fundamentals seminars Gary has pres

The Advanced Television Systems Committee and the Society of Broadcast Engineers are co-sponsoring a half-day seminar of Feb. 21 in Palm Springs, Calif. The event is to be held in conjunction with the Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Technology Retreat there. Chriss Scherer, SBE president, said, "The technologies and i

Four all-day VSB seminars have been scheduled for this summer, with the possibility of more being added. These seminars, which I've covered in previous RF Reports, not only provide an opportunity to learn more about how VSB transmission and reception works, but serve as a forum for local broadcasters to discuss DTV tra